SENSITIZING REACTION CHEMISTRY IN DETONATION - CHEMICAL KINETICS

Abstract

The proposed study seeks to explore detonation reaction kinetics using experimentally observed detonation waves in narrow channels, leveraging a unique geometric model of detonation and Stanford linear detonation facility, both developed under the current AFOSR support. The geometric model is physics-based and is formulated from two levels of detonation wave details: an inner model that tracks the dynamics of point blasts and an outer model that considers the resulting interaction of detonation wave structures amongst themselves and within the geometric confinement (or boundary conditions). In this manner, the structure of detonation wave, including cell structure, cell size and its distribution, and the detonation velocity can be modeled without having to solve the Navier-Stokes or Euler equations, which are not amenable to reaction kinetics studies due to their computational cost.

Document Details

Document Type
DoD Grant Award
Publication Date
Aug 12, 2021
Source ID
FA95502010398

Entities

People

  • Hai Wang

Organizations

  • Air Force Office of Scientific Research
  • Stanford University
  • United States Air Force

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Combustion Dynamics and Shock Wave Physics.
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • Rocket Propulsion.